WWE Royal Rumble 1988
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
Event: Royal Rumble 1988
Date: January 24th, 1988
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Arena: Copps Coliseum
Attendence: 15,000
Non-Televised Match: Ricky Steamboat defeated Rick Rude by Disqualification.
World Womens Tag Team Title Match Best 2 out of 3 Falls: The Jumping Bomb Angels Yamakazi and Tateno defeated The Glamour Girls Lelani Kai and Judy Martin in three falls to win the titles. Martin pinned Yamazaki. Yamazaki pinned Kai. Tateno pinned Martin.
Royal Rumble Match: Jim Duggan won the Royal Rumble. wrestlers included were Ron Bass, Brian Blair, Dino Bravo, Jim Brunzell, Danny Davis, Bret Hart, Hillbilly Jim, Sam Houston, Junkyard Dog, Don Muraco, Jim Niedhart, One Man Gang, Harley Race, Butch Reed, Jake Roberts, Tito Santana, Nikolia Volkoff, Ultimate Warrior, and Boris Zuhkov. Best 2 out of 3 Falls Match: The Islanders Haku and Tama defeated the Young Stallions Jim Powers and Paul Roma in two straight falls. Roma was counted out.
Haku forced Roma to submit.
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